Obesity indices and major components of metabolic syndrome in young adult Arab subjects.

The major components of metabolic syndrome are atherogenic dyslipidaemia (AD) and insulin resistance (IR), and both predict risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease even in healthy individuals. To assess if, in a group of healthy young adult Arab subjects, a simple classification in high and normal scores on waist-hip ratio (WHR), body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) scales could predict atherogenic parameters for metabolic syndrome (AD, IR). The subjects [n = 177 (72 M, 105 F), aged 29.7 +/- 8.4 (SD) years], underwent physical evaluation, BP measurement and anthropometry [height (m), weight (kg), waist (WC) and hip circumference (HC, cm)]. The cut-off points for normal/high scores on the indices were: (1) BMI: 30 kg/m(2) (M and F); (2) WHR: 0.80 F, 0.95 M, and (3) WC: 90 cm F, 100 cm M). The biochemical indices measured on fasting serum were: (1) AD: total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), HDL, LDL, apo B, HDL/TC ratio, and (2) IR: insulin, urate, insulin/glucose ratio (IGR). In the whole group of subjects, and in women separately considered, those with high indices (BMI, WHR, WC) had significantly increased levels of glucose, LDL, apo B, urate, mean BP, TG, insulin and IGR and lower values for HDL/TC ratio (all p < 0.05). In men, only urate, insulin and IGR levels were increased (p < 0.01) in the high-score groups. None of the indices showed any special superiority in describing the risk of AD or IR. In women, BMI, WHR and WC appeared equally good in identifying individuals at high risk of AD and IR while in men, these indices satisfactorily described the risk of IR but not of AD. It is important to re-emphasise the need to indicate gender distinctions in using anthropometry for CHD risk assessment.

Al-Shayji IA ，Akanji AO 《ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM》

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Filipino adults aged 20 years and over.

Tanchoco CC ，Cruz AJ ，Duante CA ，Litonjua AD ... -  《ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION》

Neck circumference: a useful screening tool of cardiovascular risk in children.

Early identification of cardiovascular risk factors consists an essential target for public health. The current study aims to examine the association between neck circumference and several cardiovascular risk factors and to compare it with well-established anthropometric indices. Demographic, anthropometric (body weight and height, waist, hip and neck circumference [WC, HC and NC, respectively]), biochemical (total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol, triglycerides [TG], fasting plasma glucose and serum insulin), clinical (pubertal stage, systolic and diastolic blood pressure [SBP and DBP, respectively]) and lifestyle (dietary intake, physical activity level) data were collected from 324 children (51.5% boys; 48.5% girls) aged 9-13 in Greece. Body mass index z-score (BMI z-score), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR), quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) and fasting glucose to insulin ratio (FGIR) were calculated. All indices (BMI z-score, NC, WC, HC, WHR and WHtR) were correlated with SBP, HDL and insulin-related indices (insulin, HOMA-IR, QUICKI and FGIR) and all indices except WHR with TG. LDL was correlated with BMI z-score, WC, WHR and WHtR, whereas DBP was correlated with BMI z-score, WC, HC and WHtR. In multivariate analysis, HDL, TG, SBP, insulin, HOMA-IR, QUICKI and FGIR were associated with all anthropometric indices; DBP with WC, HC, NC and WHtR; LDL with BMI z-score, WC, HC and WHtR. NC is associated with most cardiovascular disease risk factors. These associations are comparable with those observed for BMI z-score, WC, HC, WHR and WHtR. NC could be a simple, alternative screening tool of cardiovascular risk in children.

Androutsos O ，Grammatikaki E ，Moschonis G ，Roma-Giannikou E ，Chrousos GP ，Manios Y ，Kanaka-Gantenbein C ... -  《Pediatric Obesity》

Application of three-dimensional body scanner: observation of prevalence of metabolic syndrome.

Lin JD ，Chiou WK ，Weng HF ，Fang JT ，Liu TH ... -  《CLINICAL NUTRITION》

Cardiovascular risk factors in obese women and their first-degree relatives.

Saraç F ，Ozgen AG ，Yilmaz C ，Tüzün M ... -  《-》